Submitting Institution: Greenwich (University of)

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Reminiscence theatre's primary goals are to improve the well-being of
senior citizens and promote intergenerational dialogue. ARTA has
successfully engaged 100 marginalised older people, 13 young volunteers
and over 200 others since 2012. The project has created a new model of
reminiscence theatre by proving that archive material can be used instead
of live interviews. It has learned the strengths and weaknesses of this
approach and found creative solutions to the problems. It has also given
the Reminiscence
Theatre Archive a long-term `living' future. Finally ARTA has
disseminated good practice internationally through a website, articles,
training events and conferences.

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Climate change will have a profound impact on built environment
performance over the next 50 years. More severe flooding and overheating
will lead to more obsolete buildings and premature mortality across the UK
and Europe. The research team explored the issues surrounding adaptation
of the built environment to climate change, and developed a new model of
built asset management that integrates adaptation decision making into the
building life cycle. The model is being used by facilities managers and
surveyors to produce long term asset management plans, and by central and
local government policy makers to inform and develop adaptation
strategies.

Submitting Institution

University of Greenwich

Unit of Assessment

Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Summary Impact Type

Environmental

Research Subject Area(s)

Built Environment and Design: Building, Other Built Environment and DesignStudies In Human Society: Policy and Administration

Summary of the impact

Research in materials modelling by the Computational Science and
Engineering Group (CSEG) is
helping aerospace, defence and transport companies design advanced
materials and new
manufacturing processes. From lightweight components like aeroengine
turbine blades to the
control of magnetic fields to stabilise the next generation of
International Space Station levitation
experiments, CSEG is supporting innovations which have:

economic impact due to increase in competitiveness, market share,
energy cost reduction and
better use of raw materials;

environmental impact due to new lightweight recyclable materials and
reduced energy
processes;

increased public awareness of the importance of advanced materials and
influenced
government policy.

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Summary of the impact

The Centre for Numerical Modelling and Process Analysis (CNMPA) was asked
in 2004 to apply its expertise in computational reliability engineering,
usually used in high technology manufacturing, to help save the Cutty Sark
ship and in 2010 to help restore the Medway Queen. This case study details
how our computational expertise had impact and in particular:

substantially aided the conservation and restoration of the historic
maritime heritage ships;

developed a decision support tool for post-restoration maintenance of
the vessel;

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Summary of the impact

Powder handling research at the Centre for Numerical Modelling and
Process Analysis (CNMPA) enables industries to reduce the risk in new
powder processes and to troubleshoot existing ones. The study focuses on
two closely-related projects that have resulted in a series of
instruments, analysis techniques, training and spin-out research that has
found application in a large number of companies all over the world, in a
wide range of industries. The case is typical of the influence that the
CNMPA has had on industry awareness and practice in the UK and globally.

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The BECTU History Project has built one of the world's largest archives of industry-related
memory. Despite this it is under-used and not yet fulfilling its potential as an oral history project.
Dawson and Holmes' research has changed the way project members think and act through:

Stimulating serious debate, pinpointing strengths and weaknesses.

Intergenerational exchange, with HE students working alongside project volunteers to boost
activity and new ideas

Diversity in the archive, including facilitation of a demanding new initiative to interview
ethnic minorities

Reaching a wider public, encouraging the project to seek new users of its archive.

Submitting Institution

University of Greenwich

Unit of Assessment

History

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Studies In Creative Arts and Writing: Film, Television and Digital MediaLanguage, Communication and Culture: Cultural StudiesHistory and Archaeology: Historical Studies

Summary of the impact

Research and knowledge dissemination led by Greenwich on biological
pesticides has made a major contribution to the introduction of novel safe
commercial pesticides based on insect viruses to help farmers overcome the
problems of chemical resistance in major crop pests in Asia and Africa.
Research at Greenwich identified effective virus strains, methods of
production and formulation which were then developed and evaluated with in
country research collaborators before being transferred to local SMEs to
start up production in India, Thailand, Kenya and Tanzania. Greenwich
advised governments on adopting suitable regulation to support the
registration and sale of these novel pesticides.

Submitting Institution

University of Greenwich

Unit of Assessment

Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science

Summary Impact Type

Environmental

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

The research focuses on the second language acquisition (SLA) of tense
and aspect, which are persistently problematic areas of grammar for
language students to master. It has led to the development and delivery of
workshops for language teachers which deliver three impacts:

an enhanced knowledge of the linguistic properties of tense and
aspect;

an understanding of the reasons underlying learners' difficulties;

the consideration of effective pedagogical techniques in grammar
teaching.

The teachers' improved confidence and skills lead to greater motivation
and engagement by their students, delivering the main impacts which are
improvements in education and the learning of second languages.

Submitting Institution

University of Greenwich

Unit of Assessment

Modern Languages and Linguistics

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

Research carried out at the University of Greenwich has explored issues
surrounding sustainable living and climate change mitigation in existing
buildings. The research identified the relationships between people and
the built environment and developed a series of behavioural interventions
to inform building users of the energy they were consuming and provide
guidance on how this could be reduced. The socio-technical relationships
were used in a public engagement programme to promote debate amongst the
over-65s and the interventions by Registered Social Landlords to support
behaviour change and reduce energy consumption in domestic buildings. The
outputs have also been used to inform Social Housing policy development.

Submitting Institution

University of Greenwich

Unit of Assessment

Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Built Environment and Design: Architecture, Building, Other Built Environment and Design

Summary of the impact

Reducing youth anti-social behaviour and raising young people's educational aspirations are
international priorities. Research carried out by the University of Greenwich has provided the basis
for policy development on participation in higher education and has informed policy makers' views
about, and practitioners' work on, anti-social behaviour in schools in the UK and more widely. The
impact through partnerships with a local authority and a charity are also described, involving use of
an assessment toolkit called the Emotion, Behaviour, Aspiration Toolkit (eBAT) to address
factors that limit the aspirations and social mobility of young people. The work is located in the
university's Research Centre for Children Schools and Families, which has become a centre for
research on anti-social behaviour: